Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

The Internet is a tool used widely in today's society and has become a useful tool for many organizations to stay connected to their customers around the world. One such website is has been put together by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Their website, www.acm.org/, is a website that brings many of the tools needed to find new computing machinery. The website offers one-stop shopping for computing machinery buyers. This paper analyzes ACM from a customer's perspective through highlighting the website's attributes.

Ease of Use

ACM is a website created for consumers that are looking to purchase computing machinery, rent a computing machinery or apartment, seek relocation services or need financing for a new or existing mortgage. The website includes advertisements, various calculators, and tips on finding computing machinery and moving. For easy navigation, there is a tabbed area for the consumers to find what they are looking for in a quick and precise manner. The website also offers a feature where a consumer can create an account. The account allows the consumers to save their searches and the property profiles they are interested in to return at a later date. Furthermore, information is provided in bright colors and links which helps make the website easy to use.

Availability of information

ACM offers consumers a convenient, one-stop source, online database of everything that has to do with a computing machinery. The website currently offers computing machinery buyers a number of computing machineries for sale (NAR, 2006a). The search options include the price, location, and the uses of computing machinery. Furthermore when selecting the computing machinery listed, photos and virtual tours are available to help narrow the search for the consumer. However, if the search is unsuccessful, the website also offers a local ACM finder to help assist the search ...